The Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association in collaboration with the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan will organise 34th three-day Pakistan International Handmade Carpet Exhibition on October 6-8 in the provincial metropolis.
Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir will open the exhibition. The exhibition chief organiser, Major Akhtar Nazir Khan Cooki (Retd), said the commerce ministry has declared full support for the handmade carpet sector in the country, approving Rs 7.5 million for the carpet exhibition.
He said the funds approval was given by Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir during a meeting with the delegation of Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association, consisting of exhibition chief organiser, exhibition committee chairman Mian Atiqur Rehman and PCMEA former chairman Khawaja Shakir. "The federal minister will cut the ribbon on Thursday morning to mark the opening of annual exhibition while Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will chair the awards distribution ceremony to be held on Friday evening."
Newly-elected PCMEA Chairman Usman Ghani said this year the carpet show is going to be the largest showcase of Pakistan's handmade carpets. The event will be visited by a large number of buyers from across the world while over 62 national manufacturers will display their products in the exhibition.
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